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associated with possible control
measures (see Unit II.C.) and should
reflect due regard for the differing
capabilities and conditions among the
Parties. A draft outline of the risk
management evaluation has been
developed by POPRC and is available at
https://www.pops.int/documents/
meetings/poprc/request.htm. The risk
management evaluation will take into
account information to be submitted by
Parties and observers as requested by
POPRC through the Secretariat on
December 4, 2007. Draft risk
management evaluations developed by
ad hoc working groups established
under POPRC will be considered by the
full POPRC and proceed as discussed in
Unit II.B.
In addition to the Convention Annex
F information discussed in Unit II.C.,
POPRC 3 identified the following
specific areas where information and
data relevant to the chemicals under
consideration would be particularly
useful for the future process.
1. Commercial octabromodiphenyl
ether (c-octaBDE). When evaluating
commercial c-octaBDE against the
criteria contained in Annex D of the
Convention and during the preparation
of the risk profile as described in Annex
E of the Convention, there was a further
need identified for information on
octabromodiphenyl ether (octaBDE) and
nonabromodiphenyl ether (nonaBDE)
related to risk estimations and
bioaccumulation, including the
environmental and health relevance of
debromination. The POPRC 3 invited
the intersessional working group on coctaBDE to explore the information and
if appropriate revise the risk profile for
consideration by POPRC at its fourth
meeting. Therefore, in addition to
Convention Annex F information,
POPRC is seeking:
i. Information on octa-BDE and nonaBDE related to risk estimation and
bioaccumulation.
ii. Information on quantitative
assessments of the role of
debromination.
iii. Toxicological and ecotoxicological
information for the commercial mixture
and its components.
Further, EPA notes that:
• The POPRC 3 Convention Annex E/
risk profile–related decision on coctaBDE actually was based on the
hexabromodiphenyl ether (hexaBDE)
through nonaBDE congeners that are
components of the commercial mixture.
• The POPRC 3 Convention Annex F/
risk management-related
recommendation that related to the
commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether
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covered the tetrabromodiphenyl ether
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and pentabromodiphenyl ether
congener components of that
commercial mixture. (These decisions
will be reflected in the POPRC 3 final
report which will be available at: https://
www.pops.int/documents/meetings
once it is finalized.)
Given this history, EPA believes there is
a reasonable possibility that the POPRC
will consider recommending the listing
of the component congeners of coctaBDE at its next meeting in October
2008 (POPRC 4). As such, EPA believes
the type of information described in
Annex F of the Convention (as
described in Unit II.C.) relating to the
hexaBDE through nonaBDE congeners
that are components of the commercial
mixture would be of use to POPRC, and
is interested in information in this
regard to inform its decisions and
recommendations at POPRC 4.
2. Pentachlorobenzene (PeCB). At its
third meeting of POPRC, it was noted
that there were information gaps in the
risk profile regarding environmental
burden caused by intentional use and
unintentional releases of PeCB. It was
discussed that the comparison of
exposure and effect data would provide
a more complete basis for
decisionmaking on the relative risk
posed by a substance and such
information is particularly important
with a substance like PeCB that has both
intended uses and unintentional
sources. Quantitative data would
provide useful understanding of the
toxicity of the chemical and enable a
clearer estimation of the costs and
benefits that might be expected from
listing it. Therefore, in addition to
seeking information under the headings
listed in Convention Annex F
information, POPRC is seeking:
i. Information related to
environmental burden caused by
intentional use of PeCB.
ii. Information related to
environmental burden caused by
unintentional releases of PeCB.
H. What is the Status of the Chemical
at the Risk Profile Stage?
In accordance with paragraph 7(a) of
Article 8 of the Convention POPRC at its
third meeting in November 2007
examined the draft risk profile for SCCP
and considered that the information
available was insufficient to support a
decision on the risk profile. Therefore,
POPRC agreed to defer its final decision
to its fourth meeting and in its letter of
December 3, 2007, the Secretariat
invited Parties and observers to submit
to the Secretariat additional information
specified in Annex E of the Convention,
particularly information on toxicity and
ecotoxicity.
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In addition, EPA is interested in
receiving other information that would
help support a determination of whether
SCCP are likely, as a result of long-range
environmental transport, to lead to
significant adverse human health and/or
environmental effects, such that global
action is warranted. In particular, EPA
would be interested in comparisons of
toxicity or ecotoxicity data with
detected or predicted levels of the
substances resulting or anticipated from
long-range environmental transport.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Chemicals,
Hazardous substances.
Dated: December 20, 2007.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0369; FRL–8343–3]
Chloroneb; Notice of Receipt of
Requests to Voluntarily Terminate
Certain Uses of Pesticide Registrations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of requests by the
registrants to voluntarily terminate
certain uses of its products containing
the pesticide chloroneb. The requests
would terminate chloroneb’s use on
residential lawns and turf, as well as on
lawns and turf at parks and schools. The
requests would not terminate the last
chloroneb products registered for use in
the United States. EPA intends to grant
these requests at the close of the
comment period for this announcement
unless the Agency receives substantive
comments within the comment period
that would merit its further review of
the requests, or unless the registrants
withdraw their requests within this
period. Upon acceptance of these
requests, any sale, distribution, or use of
products listed in this notice will be
permitted only if such sale, distribution,
or use is consistent with the terms as
described in the final order.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
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number EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0369, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs
(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001.
• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–
0369. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket
without change and may be made
available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
in regulations.gov. To access the
electronic docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced
Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert
the docket ID number where indicated
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and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow
the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or
access available documents. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wilhelmena Livingston, Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–8025; fax number: (703) 308–
8005; e-mail address:
livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, and
agricultural advocates; the chemical
industry; pesticide users; and members
of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since
others also may be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD-ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD-ROM the specific information that is
claimed as CBI. In addition to one
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complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background on the Receipt of
Requests to Amend Registrations to
Delete Uses
This notice announces receipt by EPA
of requests from registrants, The
Andersons Lawn and Fertilizer
Division, Inc., and PBI/Gordon
Corporation to terminate certain uses of
three chloroneb product registrations.
Chloroneb is a fungicide currently
registered for use on commercial turf
(golf course tees, greens, collars, aprons,
and spot treatment on fairways, as well
as athletic fields used only by
professional athletes), and ornamentals.
In letters dated January 19, 2007, and
January 3, 2007, The Andersons Lawn
and Fertilizer Division, Inc., and PBI/
Gordon Corporation requested EPA to
terminate certain uses of pesticide
product registrations identified in Table
1 of Unit III. Specifically, the registrants’
requests to revise their labels to reflect
the cancellation order published in the
Federal Register issue of August 16,
2006 (71 FR 47213) (FRL–8083–2), as
requested by the technical registrant,
Kincaid Inc., and accepted by the
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Agency to terminate the use of
chloroneb on residential lawns and turf,
as well as on lawns and turf of parks
and schools. The action on the
registrants’ requests will not terminate
the last chloroneb products registered in
the United States.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA
of requests from registrants to terminate
certain uses of chloroneb product
registrations. The affected products and
the registrants making the requests are
identified in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.
Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA,
registrants may request, at any time, that
their pesticide registrations be canceled
or amended to terminate one or more
pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of
FIFRA requires that before acting on a
request for voluntary cancellation, EPA
must provide a 30–day public comment
period on the request for voluntary
cancellation or use termination. In
addition, section 6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA
requires that EPA provide a 180–day
comment period on a request for
voluntary cancellation or termination of
any minor agricultural use before
granting the request, unless:
1. The registrants request a waiver of
the comment period, or
2. The Administrator determines that
continued use of the pesticide would
pose an unreasonable adverse effect on
the environment.
The chloroneb registrants have
requested that EPA waive the 180–day
comment period. EPA will provide a
30–day comment period on the
proposed requests.
Unless a request is withdrawn by the
registrant within 30 days of publication
of this notice, or if the Agency
determines that there are substantive
comments that warrant further review of
this request, an order will be issued
terminating the affected registrations.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of
TABLE 1.—CHLORONEB PRODUCT
REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING RE- Existing Stocks
QUESTS FOR TERMINATION OF CERExisting stocks are those stocks of
registered pesticide products which are
TAIN USES—Continued
currently in the United States and
which were packaged, labeled, and
Company
released for shipment prior to the
effective date of the termination action.
9198–204
9198–182 The AnderIn any order issued in response to
sons Lawn
these requests for termination of certain
Fertilizer Diuses of a product registration, the
vision, Inc.
Agency proposes to include the
following provisions for the treatment of
any existing stocks of the products
Table 2 of this unit includes the
identified or referenced in Table 2 of
names and addresses of record for the
Unit III.: Registrants may sell and
registrants of the products listed in
distribute existing stocks for 1 year from
Table 1 of this unit.
the date of the use termination request.
TABLE 2.—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING The product may be sold, distributed,
VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF CER- and used by people other than the
registrant until existing stocks have
TAIN USES
been exhausted, provided that such sale,
distribution, and use complies with the
EPA Company
Company Name and
EPA-approved label and labeling of the
Number
Address
product.
If the request for voluntary use
2217
PBI/Gordon Corporation
1217 West 12th St.
termination is granted, the Agency
P.O. Box 014090
intends to publish the cancellation
Kansas City, Missouri
order in the Federal Register.
Registration
Number
Product
Name
64101–0090
9198
The Andersons Lawn
Fertilizer Division, Inc.
P.O. Box 119
Maumee, Ohio 43537
IV. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that
a registrant of a pesticide product may
at any time request that any of its
pesticide registrations be canceled or
amended to terminate one or more uses.
FIFRA further provides that, before
acting on the request, EPA must publish
a notice of receipt of any such request
in the Federal Register. Thereafter,
following the public comment period,
the Administrator may approve such a
request.
V. Procedures for Withdrawal of
Request and Considerations for
Reregistration of Chloroneb
TABLE 1.—CHLORONEB PRODUCT
REGISTRATIONS WITH PENDING REQUESTS FOR TERMINATION OF CERRegistrants who choose to withdraw a
TAIN USES
request for cancellation must submit
Product
Name
Company
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Registration
Number
Teremec
SP Turf
Fungicide
PBI/Gordon
Corporation
9198–182
Proturf
Fungicide II
The Andersons Lawn
Fertilizer Division, Inc.
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such withdrawal in writing to the
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked
before January 28, 2008. This written
withdrawal of the request for
cancellation will apply only to the
applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request
listed in this notice. If the products have
been subject to a previous cancellation
action, the effective date of cancellation
and all other provisions of any earlier
cancellation action are controlling.
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: December 13, 2007.
Steve Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7–25101 Filed 12–27–07; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–2007–0244; FRL–8345–5]
Notice of Receipt of Requests for
Amendments to Delete Uses in Certain
Pesticide Registrations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of request for
amendments by registrants to delete
uses in certain pesticide registrations.
Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a
registrant of a pesticide product may at
any time request that any of its pesticide
registrations be amended to delete one
or more uses. FIFRA further provides
that, before acting on the request, EPA
must publish a notice of receipt of any
request in the Federal Register.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0369; FRL-8343-3]
Chloroneb; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily Terminate
Certain Uses of Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily
terminate certain uses of its products containing the pesticide
chloroneb. The requests would terminate chloroneb's use on residential
lawns and turf, as well as on lawns and turf at parks and schools. The
requests would not terminate the last chloroneb products registered for
use in the United States. EPA intends to grant these requests at the
close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency
receives substantive comments within the comment period that would
merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants
withdraw their requests within this period. Upon acceptance of these
requests, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this
notice will be permitted only if such sale, distribution, or use is
consistent with the terms as described in the final order.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID)
[[Page 73808]]
number EPA-HQ-OPP-2004-0369, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2004-0369. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov
website to view the docket index or access available documents.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.),
2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wilhelmena Livingston, Special Review
and Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8025; fax
number: (703) 308-8005; e-mail address: livingston.wilhelmena@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background on the Receipt of Requests to Amend Registrations to
Delete Uses
This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants,
The Andersons Lawn and Fertilizer Division, Inc., and PBI/Gordon
Corporation to terminate certain uses of three chloroneb product
registrations. Chloroneb is a fungicide currently registered for use on
commercial turf (golf course tees, greens, collars, aprons, and spot
treatment on fairways, as well as athletic fields used only by
professional athletes), and ornamentals. In letters dated January 19,
2007, and January 3, 2007, The Andersons Lawn and Fertilizer Division,
Inc., and PBI/Gordon Corporation requested EPA to terminate certain
uses of pesticide product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit
III. Specifically, the registrants' requests to revise their labels to
reflect the cancellation order published in the Federal Register issue
of August 16, 2006 (71 FR 47213) (FRL-8083-2), as requested by the
technical registrant, Kincaid Inc., and accepted by the
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Agency to terminate the use of chloroneb on residential lawns and turf,
as well as on lawns and turf of parks and schools. The action on the
registrants' requests will not terminate the last chloroneb products
registered in the United States.
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants
to terminate certain uses of chloroneb product registrations. The
affected products and the registrants making the requests are
identified in Tables 1 and 2 of this unit.
Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, registrants may request, at any
time, that their pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to
terminate one or more pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA
requires that before acting on a request for voluntary cancellation,
EPA must provide a 30-day public comment period on the request for
voluntary cancellation or use termination. In addition, section
6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA requires that EPA provide a 180-day comment period
on a request for voluntary cancellation or termination of any minor
agricultural use before granting the request, unless:
1. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period, or
2. The Administrator determines that continued use of the pesticide
would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
The chloroneb registrants have requested that EPA waive the 180-day
comment period. EPA will provide a 30-day comment period on the
proposed requests.
Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 30 days of
publication of this notice, or if the Agency determines that there are
substantive comments that warrant further review of this request, an
order will be issued terminating the affected registrations.
Table 1.--Chloroneb Product Registrations with Pending Requests for
Termination of Certain Uses
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Registration Number Product Name Company
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2217-692 Teremec SP Turf PBI/Gordon
Fungicide Corporation
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9198-182 Proturf Fungicide The Andersons Lawn
II Fertilizer
Division, Inc.
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9198-204 9198-182 The Andersons Lawn
Fertilizer
Division, Inc.
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Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
the registrants of the products listed in Table 1 of this unit.
Table 2.--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Termination of Certain Uses
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EPA Company Number Company Name and Address
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2217 PBI/Gordon Corporation
1217 West 12\th\ St.
P.O. Box 014090
Kansas City, Missouri 64101-
0090
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9198 The Andersons Lawn
Fertilizer Division, Inc.
P.O. Box 119
Maumee, Ohio 43537
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IV. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide
product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations
be canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further
provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice
of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter,
following the public comment period, the Administrator may approve such
a request.
V. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request and Considerations for
Reregistration of Chloroneb
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must
submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked before January 28, 2008. This
written withdrawal of the request for cancellation will apply only to
the applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If
the products have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the
effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier
cancellation action are controlling.
VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which were packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
termination action.
In any order issued in response to these requests for termination
of certain uses of a product registration, the Agency proposes to
include the following provisions for the treatment of any existing
stocks of the products identified or referenced in Table 2 of Unit
III.: Registrants may sell and distribute existing stocks for 1 year
from the date of the use termination request. The product may be sold,
distributed, and used by people other than the registrant until
existing stocks have been exhausted, provided that such sale,
distribution, and use complies with the EPA-approved label and labeling
of the product.
If the request for voluntary use termination is granted, the Agency
intends to publish the cancellation order in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: December 13, 2007.
Steve Bradbury,
Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E7-25101 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
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